Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-03

honesty. -
In order to meet the charge that "his
administration has been the most ex-
travagant that we have ever had in
Ohio" what does he do one of the
things he does is to institute an alleged
comparison with respect 10 Hthe charit-
able and benevolent institutions OF the
state" under his administration and un-
der that of George Hoadly.
This alleged comparison covers the
fiscal years of 1885 and 1885. II is pre-
tended to be exhibited in a table, OF
which Governor Foraker says: at is
absolutely accurate" Now, when the
governor paraded this table at Toledo,
and again at Caldwell, he knew that it
was absolutely false; and as often as he
used it, he has known it to be brazen
and unmitigated lie.
He knew 1t was lie to pretend that
his alleged comparative table embracing
the fiscal years of 1885 and 1885 would
exhibit the relative cost OF the public
charitable, correctional, and penal insti-
tutions under his administration, and
under that OF his predecessor. He knew
that the direct government OF the insti-
tutions in question, with few excep-
tons, had remained democratic during
the period embraced by the table. His
production of the table for the purpose
OF comparing two different administra-
tons was deliberate fraud, fraud as
contemplate as it was transparent to
any one acquainted with the facts.
But this is not all The very making
of the table, which the governor of Ohio,
asserts in public discussion lis absolute
ly correct" was project conceived in
iniquity and born of the desire to de-
ceive. 1t was deliberately constructed
so as to produce false impression. 1t
purports to exhibit the comparative per
capita cost for 1885 and 1886 of thirteen
state institutions.
But the process by which this per
capita is arrived at for 1885 is purpose
ly concealed, and IL Is different from that
for 1886 the falsely allegei republican
year. which is shown. Herein lies the
fraud, and also the governors disgrace.
Amy one who will take the trouble to
consult the annual reports OF any of the
state institutions, will see at a glance
that two different sets of figures are
given for the average number OF in
mates, namely, the daily average num-
ber ION the register" and the daily
average number actually in the insti-
tuition" The former of these two mum.
bers is usually much the larger. As an
illustration, let us take the Asylum for
the Insane at Columbus.
For the year 1886, the average num-
Der reported con the register" is $50,
while the average number actually in
the asylum is only $50.
For the year Is 5, the former number
was 903, and the latter S34.
Now for the per capita cost.
1t will be evident to any schoolboy
that when the total expenses of the insti-
tuition are divided by the larger num-
Der, the product is correspondingly
smaller, and rice Uersa.
Now what does our willy and unscrup-
| ulous governor do in order to trump up
showing OF economy for himself? When
he goes to work to construct his table,
which he has the unparalleled audacity
to assure an unsuspecting public ''is
absolutely accurate" He takes for his
divisor the larger number for 1856, and
the smaller for 1885, and by this infam-
Gus juggle produces the apparently
enormous saving of $41.07 per capita
for the alleged year of his administra-
ton.
And he does this not merely in a
single case, but in every instance out of
the thirteen.
What shall we say OF the chief magis-
trate of great state who resorts to such
bare-faced and contemplate trick as
this?
Ordinarily, one would think that man
that could be guilty OF such perversion
of official facts out OF the mere desire
to be re elected to an Office, would if
the occasion were favorable and there
were hope of escaping detection, steal a
horse or rob church. He mould Ger
lainly .frauduieaiy substitute one chattel
mortgage for another, if he thought 1t to his
personal ddvantage as ON attorney to do so.